The company is reportedly cutting as many as 400 employees, about twice as many as it announced in October.

"I think what many companies are doing right now is they are shrinking a little bit of their company size to gain a little more economic strength and then come back in the future even stronger. And that's what we're hoping out of the SC Johnson company," said Mayor John Dickert.

Dickert said the job losses will offset big gains with new employers and current employers expanding in the area.

He also said the city has been working with schools to get young people into job training programs.